IT Project Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Working independently, manages entrusted agenda/activity, large scale projects or oversees multiple related large scale projects
• Support management of the IT Solution Delivery in the region
• Support the management of the IT Project Portfolio: prioritization, estimation and resource scheduling
• Identifies resources needed, assembles project team / taskforce, assigns individual responsibilities
• Produces project plans and actively manages delivery to plan
• Communicates with project management counterparts, customers and project stakeholders to ensure continuing alignment with project objectives
• Manages stakeholders (customers, vendors, etc.) and team expectations.
• Manages assigned resources to ensure on- time completion of planned tasks
• Identifies and mitigates issues and risks
• Works with various areas of the global and regional organization within and outside the IT organisation including third party vendors, clients, project members, management, and other stakeholders.
• Leads IT project teams (virtual, matrix) and applies project management processes (including managing stakeholder expectations, communications, budget management, schedule management, performance reporting, etc.) to an IT project.
• Maintains scope, cost and schedule of projects through management of the project or sub-project team and interaction with the Project Sponsor.
• Serves as a role model by demonstrating commitment to commonly adopted processes and standards for project management.
• Builds and maintains effective on-going communications and relationships between the IT project team and management to ensure that the IT project is completed in a manner that satisfies project objectives.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Business Experience/Technical Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of working experience in IT or related experience, multidisciplinary IT experience preferred
• 3+ years project management and IT management experience combined
• Proficient with project management concepts such as Scope, Communication, Financial and Risk Management practices
• Detailed knowledge and/or experience with technology concepts and Software Development Life Cycle methodologies (i.e.: Waterfall, Iterative, Agile, etc.)
• Proficient with office automation tools (MS Office suite of applications, email, Internet, etc.)
• Experience working with Project Portfolio Management tools
• Extensive experience with managing offshore teams and/or vendors.
• Understanding of IT management and governance frameworks (e.g.ITIL)
• Actively working on or already PMP / Prince certified (or equivalent)

Other Competencies:

• Relationship management – internal colleagues, 3rd parties, suppliers / vendor management – on and off shore
• Highly analytical, detailed and structured
• Excellent all-round communication / interpersonal skills, in English language
• Decisive and influential at all levels
• Delivery focused
• Customer service focused
• Proactive and motivated
• Builds trusted relationships and collaborates across global, diverse and multi-functional teams to successfully drive business objectives and deliver results

We offer:

• Pleasant team and work in the very center of Prague
• A number of company benefits, eg. 5 weeks holiday, transport allowance, life insurance, English courses, etc.
• Contract for an indefinite period, starting immediately on a full-time basis
• Possibility to work from home